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Best of 2021
Enthralling documentaries from the past year exploring nature and the field of science.
A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth.
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Prof Brian Cox explores our cosmic origins. How did stars bring meaning to the cosmos?
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Greta travels through North America on her way to a UN climate conference in Chile.
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12 Apr 2021
The extraordinary inside story of the vaccine scientists who took on Covid-19 - and won.
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16 Jun 2021
David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals use colour.
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Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District and the county of Cumbria.
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The revolutionary science finding renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.
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18 Mar 2021
Stacey Dooley helps people to answer life-changing questions through the power of DNA.
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How a few drops of water can cause deserts to bloom and create giant rivers in the air.
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25 Aug 2021
Terry Abraham's film of Helvellyn features a low-level flight through its landscape.
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26 Jan 2021
Brian Cox looks at our attempts to discover whether we are alone in the universe.
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Sir David Attenborough reveals inspiring solutions to help restore our natural world.
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03 Oct 2021
Why a primordial, single-cell organism might challenge our concept of intelligent life.
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29 Sep 2021
Atlantic grey seals are followed through the year, from courtship to pregnancy and birth.
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12 Oct 2021
The astonishing quest to detect and decode the most elusive particle in the universe.
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22 Sep 2021
Exploring life in the ocean with cameras designed to withstand the pressures of the sea.
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08 Sep 2021
Can psychedelic drugs and psychological support help tackle depression?
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19 May 2021
BBC wildlife presenters look back at their adventures across Africa.
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09 May 2021
Are human beings becoming less violent? And if so, why?
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04 May 2021
Ade sees the damage that climate change is causing, and finds out how we can fight it.
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11 Apr 2021
Chris Packham explores his past as he walks a familiar path in the Hampshire countryside.
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09 Jul 2021
What are the consequences if the object against which we measure all other things changes?
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15 Sep 2021
Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan gets up close and personal with wild cheetahs.
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05 Jan 2021
The story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world.
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23 Nov 2021